Stormwater mapping: A glimpse into the world of tracking where the rain goes
Over the course of this short-term project, the crew of 16 assessed nearly 27,000 stormwater structures in King County.
Recent Posts
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The Point Williams Buoy
Watch a video of the SoundGuardian crew deploying and anchoring a water quality buoy in Puget Sound at Point Williams, off Lincoln Park in West Seattle.
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Salmon recovery work awarded $5.12M in funding from local Cooperative Watershed Management grants
This year, $5.12 million was awarded in 42 grants to the four Water Resource Inventory Areas or WRIAs that oversee salmon recovery in King County.
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King County visits the Enumclaw iSTEM Expo
King County will show some of the ways math and science skills apply to jobs in the environment, on Feb. 8 at the Enumclaw Schools Foundation iSTEM Expo, 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Enumclaw Expo Center.
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Beaver Management in King County
This year, King County kicked off a Beaver Management Program to help beavers remain in our landscape and provide their ecological benefits while not negatively impacting private property and critical infrastructure.
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Echo Lake Stormwater Study
King County recently did a study to see how effective bioretention planter boxes remained three years after construction.
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Modeling Climate Change Impacts on Extreme Precipitation, Stormwater Design Requirements, and Wastewater Conveyance
Preliminary modeling results show about 20 to 40 percent more rain will fall during each year’s heaviest hour of rainfall by the end of this century.
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New Fish Resource Monitoring Program
A new King County Fish Resources Monitoring Program will track, and drive improvement, of the overall effectiveness of ongoing strategies to conserve fish resources.
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Long-constrained, the lower White River will soon have more room to move
The Countyline project is reconnecting the White to its historical floodplain, providing habitat for imperiled salmon runs.
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Stewardship ›
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The Point Williams Buoy
April 3, 2018
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Long-constrained, the lower White River will soon have more room to move
October 16, 2017
Field Work ›
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Stormwater mapping: A glimpse into the world of tracking where the rain goes
May 29, 2018
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King County Summer Youth Program Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership Field Days
October 7, 2017
science ›
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King County visits the Enumclaw iSTEM Expo
February 8, 2018
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Salmon spawning at Rainbow Bend
October 5, 2017
